This season was supposed to herald the return of Scotland's two-horse race for the title, but one of the mounts has remained stuck behind the starting gate.

Celtic have completely dominated the Scottish Premiership, winning 26 of their 27 matches and remaining completely undefeated in all domestic competitions.

The only game Brendan Rodgers's side have not won in the league was a 2-2 draw against Inverness Caledonian Thistle on September 18. Celtic last lost a domestic encounter on May 11, 2016, back when Ronny Delia was in charge.

Brendan Rodgers has led Celtic to a 27 point lead in the Scottish Premiership this season

Celtic have not lost a single game in the league, posting a 2.93 point per match record

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As it stands, Celtic are 27 points clear of second-placed Aberdeen at the top of the Scottish top flight.

And Rangers, who were expected to be their closest challengers, are even further back in third, 33 points behind Celtic.

The record for the largest ever gap attained by a title winner is 31 points, which was achieved by Paris Saint-Germain in 2015-16 and Al Ahly of Egypt in 2004-05. Celtic are likely to widen their margin before the end of the season.

But Celtic are also on the cusp of becoming the first title winners to come close to matching Ferencvaros' achievements in 1931-32.

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The Bhoys, led by captain Scott Brown, have posted a points per game ratio of 2.93 during their dominant campaign.

And that figure was last bettered by Ferencvaros of Hungary in 1932, when the former giants won every single one of their 22 league games.

Their ratio was 2 points per game, as it was prior to the shift to three in most European leagues.

Celtic have their destiny in their own hands and could win the league in the next two matches if Aberdeen fail to win either of their games.